MPR News PM Update

May 17, 2023

The MPCA has issued another air quality alert for Thursday that includes much of northern Minnesota. Friday's looking better on the smoky front. Get the latest on Updraft. 

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Police, federal authorities probe St. Paul mosque fire
This morning's mosque fire was at the Oromo American Tawhid Islamic Center, 430 Dale Street, just north of I-94 in St. Paul. The building was unoccupied and under renovation. No injuries were reported. Police say there was no immediate evidence that the fire was motivated by religious or racial enmity.
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Feds charge man in Minnesota 'Wizard of Oz' ruby slippers theft
Terry Martin was indicted this week for stealing an object of cultural heritage from the care, custody or control of a museum. The indictment, filed in Minneapolis, alleges in 2005 he stole an authentic pair of ruby slippers Judy Garland wore in the 1939 film, taking them from the Judy Garland Museum in Grand Rapids, Minn.
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🌳 Far-reaching ban on ‘forever chemicals’ set to become Minnesota law
Minnesota lawmakers are poised to adopt tough new regulations on the use of PFAS, known as "forever chemicals,” that will be the most restrictive in the nation.
🚗 Rising water prompts more road, park closures along Minnesota River
Runoff from heavy rain over the past week has swollen the river, bringing it back to flood stage at New Ulm and Mankato and points downstream.
🏛️ Gov. Tim Walz on the work wrapping up around the Capitol
The Minnesota Legislature is getting closer to adjournment. Here's Walz's view on what to expect in the final stretch of the session and beyond.
🛒 Target wrestles with pullback in spending and theft
Target predicted more than $500 million in losses from shoplifting this year, on top of the $650 million in losses last fiscal year. It's also seeing more violent incidents at stores and doesn't want to close stores because that hurts workers and the community, it said.
🚨 Minnesota man accused of building arsenal to fight police pleads guilty
A Savage, Minn. man, who told an FBI informant he was building an arsenal of automatic weapons to use against police and admired mass shooters, has pleaded guilty to illegally possessing a machine gun. Sentencing will be scheduled later for River Smith, 21, with a maximum sentence of 10 years.
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Do you have a story about a time you experienced 'Minnesota nice'? We want to hear the many ways this cultural phenomenon appears in our lives. Tell us about it here.
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